Paso Colay is a climb of 16.1 kilometers (hors catégorie). Paso Colay tops out at 2,062 m above sea level. It is located in Mercadillo, Loja, Ecuador. The average gradient is 6.6% with a maximum of 18.2%. The climb has 1060 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty breakdown: The Paso Colay from Mercadillo is a hors catégorie climb: 16.1 km with 1060 m of elevation gain, at an average gradient of 6.6%. The first five kilometres are particularly tough, with 10% from km 0.0-1.0, 9% from km 1.0-3.0, then 8% from km 3.0-5.0, followed by a 10% section at km 6.0-7.0. The km 7.0-11.0 stretch, between 3% and 4%, gives you a real breather before the harder final section, with 6% from km 11.0-13.0 and 9% from km 13.0-14.0.
Pacing tips:
1. Don't go out too hard. The opening kilometres at 10% will tempt you to push the pace, but settle into a steady rhythm and save some legs for later.
2. Recover on the false flat from km 7.0 to km 11.0. At 3-4%, this is the time to drink, eat and get your breath back before the second half of the climb.
3. Manage the finish calmly. After the 9% ramp from km 13.0 to km 14.0, there's one more kilometre at 5%, then a slightly downhill false flat from km 15.0-16.0 to finish off the effort.
16.1 km • 1060 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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